The building pictured in this poster, the City Hall of Stockholm, is one of the most famous buildings in Stockholm. If you’ve ever watched the prestigious Nobel banquet on TV, you’ve seen this establishment. First they dine in the Blue Hall (Blå Hallen) and from there they move on to the Golden Hall, where the […]
In the 1930s, Visby and Gotland poured a lot of energy (and money) trying to attract tourists from France to villes des ruines et des roses. And who wouldn’t want to visit a city with such a romantic name?
“Wisby Die Stadt Der Ruinen und Der Rosen”. The medival town of Visby is filled with roses and ruins, and of course this is seen in many of the posters from Visby. The city is the best-preserved medieval city in the Nordic countries, and among the most notable historical remains are the town wall, that […]
For every event and every happening at Skansen, they made a poster! Some poster were simpler and some where more lavish – here is one in the latter category. Gotthard “Gotte” Gustafsson is the artist behind this poster. Gotte worked at Skansen, and besides being a poster maker of great dimensions he was a skilled […]
When the hotel Diplomat in Åre was in need of new murals in the late 1930s, Göte Hennix was the one they called. Hennix was from Östersund, so they considered him a local and knew that he would have the right touch for the job. Luckily for us, he also had time to make this […]
